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Queer Female Characters We Lost in 2016

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Clarke Lexa

Lesbians and bisexual women live dangerous lives – especially if they’re on TV. Producers and writers are famously keen to kill off lesbian characters, meaning their romances rarely meet a happy end. So much so it’s turned into an actual, recurring TV trope. This year has been no exception and, in true 2016 style, has brought us some of the most dramatic, but also often useless, deaths of our favorite lesbian characters. Sadly, there are too many to count, but here are 28 (fictional) women we lost this year: 1 Poussey Washington – Orange is the New Black Cause of … Read more

Interview: Four, by Archer Kay Leah

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Four

Archer Kay Leah has a new bi fantasy book out, and is stopping by for an interview: On the outside, Mayr seems to have it all: a successful career as Head of the Guard for a prominent politician, family and friends who adore him, and the attention of beautiful women. But appearances are a good way to bury secrets, including the fact that while Mayr is a romantic at heart, searching for the one person to share his life with, his lovers keep leaving him. When his last girlfriend takes him back and suggests an intimate night with Tash, one of … Read more

Announcement: Prior Commitment, by Raven de Hart

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Prior Commitment

QSFer Raven de Hart has a new MM paranormal romance out: Old town, new flames. Casey Bridge knows what people are thinking, whether he wants to or not. When he returns to Pryor, Washington, he’s roped into helping with the town’s annual Christmas Carnival—as though they didn’t shun him and his entire family for years. But when he hears something worrying in a stranger’s thoughts, he can’t keep himself from jumping in to help–repeatedly. Noel’s life is falling apart, and his last possible refuge is in little old Pryor, Washington. When that fails him, he spirals down into depression… and … Read more

Announcement: Secret Heart, by Marie Brown

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Secret Heart

QSFer Marie Brown has a new MM steampunk romance out: Sir Simeon Meriwether Kerrigan, fresh out of college, was expected to marry his cousin Rebecca and settle down like a proper gentleman. But he didn’t want to. And a farewell-to-bachelorhood voyage on his steam-powered airship with his dearest friend brings both disaster and a shocking discovery. Buy Links Smashwords | Evil Kitten Project (Download) Excerpt Sulking again, eh? Sir Simeon Meriwether Kerrigan, owner of the fantastic skyship Midnight Aurora, wealthy beyond the ken of mere mortals, displayed a most troubling trait of sulking like a little child when the world failed … Read more

Announcement: The Alchemist’s Ranger, by Natsuya Uesugi

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The Alchemist's Ranger

QSFer Natsuya Uesugi has a new dark MM fantasy book out: Timorn is a Ranger traveling the human cities hiring out his services from town to town. Arriving in Fallow in a rainstorm twenty days before DarkFall, he chances upon the Singing Harp pub making the rounds trying to find work for hire. Timorn happens upon a man in fancy dress in the pub looking for a sacred alchemy tool that turns raw metal into gold, an impossible magic. Hired for the task, which offers more money that Timorn has ever seen, he travels around Fallow searching different shops and … Read more

Announcement: In Memoriam, by ‘Nathan Burgoine

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In Memoriam

QSFer ‘Nathan Burgoine has a new modern fantasy story out: With one diagnosis, editor James Daniels learns that he’s literally running out of time. Looking at his life, he sees one regret: Andy, the one that got away. Andy was the first man that James ever loved, but Andy has been gone for years, and might not want to be found. But as his cancer progresses and James starts to lose his grip on time and memory, it might just be that time and memory are losing their grip on James, too. It’s the biggest and most important re-write of … Read more

Announcement: Artificial Heart, by T.A. Creech

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Artificial Heart

QSFer T.A. Creech has a new MM sci fi post apocalyptic book out: In a future where the United States is slowly rebuilding itself, Omega Travis Danten is a big city cop sent to a seemingly desolate city on the edge the Waste. This desert is full of undesirables, and it’s only a matter of time before they wreak havoc. But, Omegas are always assigned Alphas, and his new partner’s job is to protect him. But SdAI Alpha Virgil is not at all amused with the partner who chose him. Travis is willful and naive to the dangers a homicide … Read more

Paranormal Group: Gays Are Possessed By Female Ghosts

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Gay Ghost

You just gotta laugh: According to a paranormal organization 85% of all gay men aren’t really gay, they’re just possessed by female ghosts that cause them to have attractions towards men. The Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SRF), which has 12,000 followers on Twitter, claims, “The main reason behind the gay orientation of some men is that they are possessed by female ghosts. It is the female ghost in them that is attracted to other men.” As you might imagine, they believe that lesbians are possessed by male ghost. By Sean Mandell – Full Story at Towleroad.com  

Announcement: Cutting Ties, by C.M. Torres

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Cutting Ties

QSFer C.M. Torrens has a new MM fantasy/paranormal book out: War is looming, and as the alpha, it falls to Dante to protect his shifter pack from the hybrid creatures spawned to prey upon them. To that end he joins forces with the Nephilim Odin in the hopes of keeping both their people safe, though past slights and animosity between the clans continue to cause strain. Attacks on the packs and Nephilim clans increase, and the seemingly endless army of hybrids will not stop growing. Dante knows their only chance to put an end to the carnage is to find … Read more

Announcement: The Haunting of Timber Manor, by F.E. Feeley

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The Haunting of Timber Manor

QSFer F.E. Feeley has an MM paranormal book out: While recovering from the recent loss of his parents, Daniel Donnelly receives a phone call from his estranged aunt, who turns over control of the family fortune and estate, Timber Manor. Though his father seemed guarded about the past, Daniel’s need for family and curiosity compel him to visit. Located in a secluded area of the Northwest, Timber Manor has grown silent over the years. Her halls sit empty and a thin layer of dust adorns the sheet-covered furniture. When Daniel arrives to begin repairs, strange things happen. Nightmares haunt his … Read more